is it the keyboard that starts with
йцукен
?
if so use
setxkbmap ru
might try other options as well
http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?q...ts&format=html
EDIT....
Seams you need
Code:
setxkbmap ru phonetic
TIP: make sure you have script (with russian letters), or menu (like i do, i use fvwm), so you can switch back to english when you need, otherwise you will have a problem